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Wigan racer Tony Lynch enjoyed a near perfect weekend on track at Pembrey, with a double win allowing him to hit the front in the 2022 Retro Rallycross Championship.

Tony and his Landsail Tyres Motorsport Team Geriatric team made the trip to the Welsh circuit chasing a first victory of the campaign, having grabbed a podium finish from the opening meeting at Lydden Hill.

Although the Pembrey meeting would feature a smaller grid than usual as a result of issues for some of his rivals, Tony knuckled down and focused on the job at hand when track action kicked off on Saturday and he powered his Toyota MR2 to three wins from three in the qualifying heats to grab pole position for the final.

Seeing off the challenge of Rob Buckmaster’s Ford Fiesta on the opening lap, Tony soon started to build a gap out front and duly wrapped up his first victory of the campaign.

The day wouldn’t pass without problems for the Toyota however, with the team working to resolve an issue with the rear suspension ahead of Sunday’s action, which would see Tony doing battle in the opposite direction around the Pembrey circuit.

As had been the case the previous day, the Toyota would prove to be the class of the field across the three heats and final as Tony doubled up, despite running into further problems with the rear suspension.

The points scored across the two rounds mean Tony has taken a twelve point lead over defending champion Simon Hart in the standings ahead of the next round, which will be held at the Glosso circuit in Belgium in August.

“It was a shame that the field was a bit smaller at Pembrey, but when you are running older cars like we all do, there is always the chance that you can run into a few problems and repairs can take a bit longer to complete,” he said.

“We were all keen to put on a good show for the fans and in terms of the on-track action, things couldn’t have gone much better when it comes to the results we were able to pick up.

“The car performed well across the two days which is credit to the team for the work they put in to prepare it, and the only issue we had was with the rear suspension as the circuit proved to be a particularly tough on the cars.

“We know our partners at AVO will get that sorted before we head for the next round in Belgium and we’ve now got some time to sort out a few things with the car to make sure we can maintain our form through the rest of the campaign.”

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Wigan racer Tony Lynch will look to close the gap at the top of the Retro Rallycross Championship standings when the series heads to Pembrey this weekend for rounds three and four of the season.

Tony endured as mixed start to his campaign at Lydden Hill after gearbox issues on his Landsail Tyres Team Geriatric Toyota MR2 hampered his challenge in the opening two rounds, but he still makes the long trip to Wales sitting second in the early season points.

The Toyota has performed strongly at Pembrey in the past, with the car having undergone significant improvements since in a bid to try and help Tony challenge for class honours during the season ahead.

Whilst the car will continue to run with the standard gearbox that was fitted during the Lydden Hill meeting following the issue that developed with the racing ‘box, Tony remains confident of a strong showing on track at a venue where he tasted victory last year.

Although a repeat would be welcome this time around, the main goal is to try and take points out of current leader Steve Cozens to enable Tony to strengthen his position in the title race.

“We know Pembrey won’t be an easy weekend but we go there confident that we can challenge for some strong results,” he said. “We saw last season that is less of a power circuit than Lydden Hill and that plays to our strengths with the Toyota as the handling of the car is something that we know is very good from all the work that has gone in.

“We’ll have to see whether we can get into a position to fight for victories this weekend but I feel more confident abou our chances than at Lydden Hill last month and we’ll be giving our all to try and pick up some silverware.”

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Wigan racer Tony Lynch was able to salvage a podium finish from what proved to be a challenging opening meeting of the Retro Rallycross Championship season at Lydden Hill.

The Landsail Team Geriatric driver headed for the Kent circuit hoping to make the most of a raft of upgrades carried out on his Toyota MR2 over the winter, although a lack of pre-season testing meant the first two rounds would be something of a step into the unknown.

The opening two heats for round one saw Tony grab a pair of third place finishes but an issue with the gearbox on the car then forced him to retire from the final qualifying heat.

Despite that, Tony qualified in third spot on the grid but the issues with the gearbox resulted in him being forced to pull off the circuit seconds after the lights went out – leaving him classified back in fifth place.

With round two taking place on Bank Holiday Monday, the team used the day off on Easter Sunday to replace the gearbox in the car – instead fitting a standard spare ‘box to the car to ensure that Tony could do battle on track.

Third in all three qualifying heats, Tony was this time able to contest the points-scoring finale where he brought the Toyota home to the flag in third to grab some hard-earned silverware.

Despite the challenging nature of the action on-track – which leaves Tony second in the early-season standings – there was reason to cheer as Landsail Team Geriatric was awarded the Martin Schanche Trophy for the best presented team in the Retro Rallycross paddock last season.

It marks the third time that Team Geriatric has secured such an award for presentation, reflecting the effort put in to ensure that the sponsors and partners are represented in the most professional manner over the course of a season.

“There are real mixed emotions after Lydden Hill,” Tony reflected. “On track, we were hoping for better results across the two rounds but the issue with the gearbox on Saturday was one of those things that we couldn’t control.

“The team did a great job to replace the ‘box for Monday and we were able to put up a good fight on track but ultimately, there was only so much we could do with the standard unit fitted.

“However, to be given the Martin Schanche Trophy was an unexpected surprise but one we are very proud of as a team. We put a huge amount of time and effort into our presentation because we know how important it is when it comes to representing the various sponsors who allow us to go racing. This award is for them as much as the team.”

Wigan racer Tony Lynch will look to kick off his Retro Rallycross Championship challenge in style this weekend when the 2022 season bursts into life at Lydden Hill.

Tony and his Landsail Team Geriatric squad make the long trip to the spiritual home of rallycross in Kent hoping to challenge for silverware in the opening two rounds of the campaign, with Round 1 scheduled to take place on Saturday, and Round 2 then being run on Easter Monday.

The opening round will mark the first outing for Tony’s upgraded Toyota MR2, which has undergone a number of improvements during a major winter rebuild that was carried out following a heavy accident in the latter part of 2021.

A planned test outing in the BTRDA Rallycross season opener at Blyton last month had to be cancelled as a result of an electrical issue that was discovered during a pre-event run on a rolling road, with the team working to resolve the problem ahead of opening Retro round.

After successfully running the car on the dyno this week without a reoccurrence of the issue, Tony goes into round one in confident mood, with the goal being to try and challenge towards the sharp end and put a solid haul of points on the board.

“It’s unfortunate that we weren’t able to run our planned test at Blyton so there is an element of us going into the unknown this weekend,” he said.

“The boys have put a huge amount of work into the car over the winter alongside Paul Waldron Motorsport, and I’m confident that the improvements that have been made will help us on track as we look to challenge for the title.

“We don’t want to get too carried away but we head for Lydden Hill with one goal in mind and that is to fight for victory. We want to be in the fight for championship honours this season, so a win would be a great way to start.”

Wigan racer Tony Lynch will get his 2022 racing programme underway this weekend when he heads over the Pennines to Blyton for his first outing of the new season.

Tony and his Landsail Team Geriatric outfit will take part in the opening meeting of the new BTRDA Clubmans Rallycross Championship season as part of the team’s preparations for the new Retro Rallycross Championship campaign, which gets underway at Lydden Hill next month.

The decision to contest the BTRDA opener has been taken in order to gain vital track time with the upgraded Team Geriatric Toyota MR2, which has undergone a full rebuild over the winter.

The extensive rebuild programme, carried out by the team alongside Paul Waldron Motorsport, came on the back of a bruising end to Tony’s 2021 campaign which left the Toyota extensively damaged following a fire and an accident at Knockhill.

As well as fully repairing the shell, the team has worked hard to remove weight from the car to boost the power-to-weight ratio, with the engine also given a full rebuild and further work carried out on the suspension alongside team partners AVO to improve handling.

With the goal for 2022 being to try and secure the Retro Rallycross Championship crown, this weekend’s outing will be used by the team as a test, with the focus firmly on readying the Toyota for next month’s Retro opener rather than chasing an outright result.

“After a difficult end to last season, we took time to regroup over the winter and evaluated our plans for 2022,” Tony said. “Clearly we have unfinished business in Retro Rallycross after the incidents at Knockhill cost us the title so having made the decision to return, it was all about what to do with the car.

“Repairing the Toyota hasn’t been a small job in recent months so huge credit has to go to everyone in the team and to Paul Waldron for getting it prepared for the new season, and we now go into 2022 with the car in better shape than ever before.

“Given that we haven’t been able to go out and test the car, the plan for the Blyton weekend is make the most of the track time available to make sure we are in the best shape possible for Lydden Hill when the serious business gets underway. The on track results aren’t important and given that we will also be running outside our usual class, I’ve got to drive with my head and not try and get involved in battles I don’t need to get involved in.

“Our programme this season wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our loyal sponsors so a huge thank you as ever to Landsail Tyres, Lucas Oil, Pemberton Tyres, AVO, Rye Motors, Wigan Car Paints, Signtec and Tootsies as well as our latest backers Feel Good Health Clubs. Special thanks to Paul for the work that he has put in alongside my boys to prepare the car, and we look forward to working alongside him more closely as the season goes on.

“I’m confident that we can have a successful season on track this year, and can’t wait to get started.”